Ousmane Dembélé has had an eventful summer. At the end of the contract with Barça, the French winger negotiated for long weeks with the Catalan club to finally reach an extension. Restored to confidence by the arrival of Xavi on the bench, the former Rennes player is back in shape. For Mundo DeportivoOusmane Dembélé returned to this period “I always told Xavi that I wanted to continue here, if it took time it was because of the negotiations, but I always said that I wanted to continue at Barça and in the end we are all happy”. Ousmane Dembélé also denied having negotiated with other clubs: “There was none of that, I only spoke with Barca. And I told my representative that I only wanted Barça. »
Dembele praises Lewandowski
Ousmane Dembélé also praised his new teammate, Robert Lewandowski: “The first time we saw each other, he said to me “you are going to give me a lot of assists”. I hope there will be many. He’s really good, you see him every day in training. And he’s a very good guy, he always laughs, he talks a lot with everyone. He is 34 years old, he has a lot of experience and there are a lot of young players here, he is a leader for the team.
Like his teammate in the selection, Kylian Mbappé was also at the end of the contract. After hesitating for a long time, the native of Bondy decided to continue the adventure at Paris Saint-Germain. To the delight of Ousmane Dembélé: “It’s better for Barcelona that Mbappe stays in Paris. It’s his childhood club, and he enjoys being there. I don’t know if he will come to La Liga in the future. »
to summarize
Ousmane Dembélé looked back on his eventful summer. For long weeks, the Rennes winger found himself free of any contract before finally extending the adventure with Barça. The French international confided in this period.
